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England team announcement

DYLAN HARTLEY, Courtney Lawes and Manusamoa Tuilagi
have all been named in the starting line-up for Saturday's RBS 6
Nations match against France at Twickenham Stadium (5pm, live on
BBC One).

Northampton Saints' Hartley and Lawes replace Tom
Youngs and James Haskell, who move to the bench, while Tuilagi
(Leicester Tigers) takes over from Billy Twlevetrees, with the
Gloucester Rugby centre also among the replacements.

England Head Coach Stuart Lancaster said: "We thought
long and hard about changing a winning team which did so well
against Ireland. But we believe that Dylan, Courtney and Manu are
ready for the opportunity and allow us to vary our play, while the
bench will add impact and energy as the game unfolds in the second
half.

"The players are really looking forward to getting
back to Twickenham; the atmosphere in the stadium is fantastic and
hopefully the crowd can get behind us in what is sure to be a great
challenge against a motivated and physical French team."